A/N: Welcome one, welcome all, and welcome to another exciting chapter of my story. I hope you all like it. I did. Anyway this chapter was fun to write because of the fighting. Thanks to all those that have left reviews my previous chapter. For full details look at bottom. And now on with the story.
Chapter Twelve: The Attack
"Quick everybody get out of here!" Harry yelled. "There are death eaters here."
"What!!!??" Everybody screamed.
Harry could see the terror written on the Grangers face, as a matter of fact everybody had the same look of terror, but Harry had a plan.
"Okay everybody calm down for minute. Professor Dumbledore has put some protection charms on the burrow so it will hold for a few minutes. Hopefully by the time they break we won't be here. Hermione, I want you to take your parents and your things and floo to Hogwarts. Shrink your possessions and then tell Dumbledore what has happened but make sure he doesn't come here."
"What?? Are you crazy?!!" She screamed. "We are going to need his help!!."
"I know Mione but it won't be with the fighting. We are only going to stay long enough for the Weasleys to grab what they can and shrink it along with out stuff and then they are going to floo out of here. So if I could get Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Granger to run around gathering everything you can and then bring it in here so it can be shrunk. I need you to do it quickly we have about 5 to 10 minutes before the wards fall."
Mr. & Mrs. Granger then ran to their part of the burrow with Mrs. Weasley following them and helping them shrink their items. Luckily for them they had not brought much and what they did bring was pretty much still in boxes. It only took a few minutes and all of the Grangers things were shrunk small enough to fit in one shopping bag.
"Okay Mrs. Weasley go and get all of your things, Mr. Weasley you might want to help her, and if you could please get our trunks and animals if they are still here. As for you Hermione get out of here with your parents and floo to Hogwarts. Mrs. Weasley will be right behind you. Ron and Ginny I need you two to help me protect the doors and windows just in case they break through early. Everybody understand?"
"Yes!" They all said in unison.
With that said Hermione headed to the fireplace while explaining what to do to her parents. They gathered their shrunken items and disappeared in a green flame but not before Hermione yelled out, "Be careful and hurry up!" She than flooed to Hogwarts to explain the situation.
"Okay were done," Mrs. Weasley said." We got everything we could, including the trunks, the owls and your phoenix Harry were already gone so I grabbed their cages and perches. I also managed to get the broomsticks and all of your birthday presents Harry."
"Thank you Mrs. Weasley, excellent work. Okay the Grangers are already at Hogwarts so you go and we are right behind you."
Mrs. Weasley flooed to Hogwarts and saw a rather scared professor. She figured the Grangers popping into his office was a bit much to handle at such an early time. Hermione had already explained the situation so he was a little more relaxed to see Molly. Back at the burrow though, things were not going to plan.
"Harry the burrow isn't going to last is it?" Mr. Weasley asked.
"No sir I am afraid not. Ginny I want you to floo to Hogwarts and tell Dumbledore to have a portkey made than floo back here to give it to us. If you can't…"
"BOOM"
As Harry was speaking the front wall was blown down and it was time to fight.
"Ginny quickly if you cant get back through the floo than have one of the adults preferably Dumbledore to go to the gates and apperate the portkey here. NOW GO!!"
"Yes, Harry good luck everyone."
Ginny ran to the fireplace and yelled out "Hogwarts" and disappeared just as the other walls were blown apart.
"Okay everybody game faces on." Harry said.
They looked around and saw 13 death eaters surrounding them and the remains of the burrow, which looked very weird because the top was still floating above them. The death eaters were laughing maniacally and pointing their wands at the group.
"On three stun them." Mr. Weasley whispered. "One….Two…. THREE!!" He yelled out "Stupify" and caught one of them off guard. Harry and Ron did the same, with Ron getting one and Harry managed a spell so strong that he got two that were standing next to each other. 4 down and only 9 more to go, the odds were looking up. Unfortunately for the trio the death eaters would not be using spells like Stupify. The leader who Harry immediately recognized as Malfoy shouted out "Serpensortia" thinking that a snake would scare Harry and his friends. The other death eaters took this as a sign and cast their own serpensortia spells and suddenly there were 9 black snakes. But harry calmly walked forward and started to speak.
"What's up?" Harry asked the lead snake that had come out of Malfoy's wand.
"You, You can speak our language???"
"Why yes I can, my name is Harry Potter, what is yours?"
"I don't have a name, for my master decided that we are to low to have names. He is the only person that I have heard off besides the ultimate snake master that could speak to us. Now there are two of you, this is confusing."
"I take it you mean by snake master, Salazar Slytherin and the one who can speak now is Voldemort?"
"Yes you are correct, but how do you know this?"
"Easily Voldemort is a bad guy and I am fighting him because of a crazy prophecy but anyway why are you helping him, if you are treated bad."
"Because we have no choice."
"What if you had a choice?"
"We would consider it."
"Okay well lets try this, I am fighting the Dark Lord and he is trying to get all the "Dark" creatures to his side. I feel that snakes are not dark but rather used in dark ways, what if I could give you a name and freedom to some sort, would you help us?"
"Most definitely, I am the leader of these snakes and we will gladly follow you to defeat Voldemort."
"Cool, thanks umm do you think that the rest of you could turn on the death eaters and help us live through this? Also I think that the shock that I am talking to you is about to wear off."
"Indeed we will help and it is a pleasure to help you and your friends."
As all of this was being said, Lucius was standing there along with the remaining death eaters stunned that this boy was talking to the snakes. Lucius himself was actually very angry because he had forgotten that Draco had told him that Potter was a parselmouth but as he was thinking he saw the snakes turn around and start to hiss threatening at the death eaters.
"Enough of this nonsense, we have toyed to long." Lucius sneered. He than shouted at Ron, "CRUCIO".
Harry saw it and shouted to Ron "MOVE!" But by the time Ron had noticed that there was a spell coming at him he didn't have the time to move. However it really didn't matter, because some how the spell when it was only inches away from hitting Ron suddenly stopped and changed direction. It headed back at Lucius, and Lucius was to stunned to see his spell coming back at him that he didn't have enough time to move either. It struck him full force. This was the sign for the remaining death eaters to attack and a sign for Harry, Ron , Mr. Weasley, and the snake army to counter attack. Somebody shot a spell at Harry that he ducked and rolled out of the way, he rolled in front of the death eater that had cast the spell. He kicked out his leg and swept the man off his feet, as the man was falling Harry sprung back up and grabbed the man by the cloak, he than proceeded to punch the man in the chest and knocked him out cold. He than took the death eaters wand and snapped it in two, he also cast a binding spell on him incase someone should wake him up. While Harry was doing this, Lucius had gotten frustrated and decided to end it. He shouted "AVADA KEDAVRA" at Harry, who heard it and turned around to see the all to familiar green light. Harry did not have time to think and the light was mere inches from him when a gold shield of light suddenly surrounded him and simply absorbed the spell. The gold shield immediately fell but Lucius was to stunned to even hear Harry shout "Stupify, Expelliarmus in fast succession. The spells hit Lucius like a ton of bricks and he fell to the ground. There were only 3 death eaters remaining after that since Ron and Mr. Weasley were doing a marvelous job by themselves and only had a few minor cuts and scratches. The last three seeing that they were not going to win decided to apperate away.
"Quick silence them and bind them, than get their wands together. We don't want any accidents."
But as he was saying this nobody noticed the death eater that was laying behind him shout "CRUCIO" It hit Harry hard and he fell to the ground writhing in massive pain. This death eater was strong and the spell was driving swords into Harry, he would not be able to last much longer but luckily for him Ron and Mr. Weasley were there and both shouted "Stupify" which stopped the spell instantly. They immediately got the mans wand and the bounded him up really good.
"Thanks guys, that one hurt."
The crew than got everyone of the death eaters together and stunned bound them and grabbed their wands. Ron gave the wands to Harry and Harry than proceeded to give them to Mr. Weasley.
"Well he is the only person who works for the ministry here, so it is up to him on what to do." Harry said after getting a funny look from Ron.
"True but it is not my department either, so we will hold on to them until the right people can get to them." Mr. Weasley said.
As they were talking, a brown owl swooped down and a note landed on the head of Ron, it said..
Dear Mr. Ronald Weasley,
It has come to our attention that you have used numerous spells at your present location. In fact you have used so many that we simply wont waste the time and list them all. The blatant disrespect that you showed for the underage wizardry laws would normally leave us with no choice but to expel you. However since your father is currently running for minister of magic, we will as a favor grant you a hearing time in which your case will be decided. Your hearing will be held on August 6th in court room 6 at 9:00 a.m.
Yours Sincerely,
Mafalda Hopkirk
Improper Use Of Magic Office
Ministry of Magic
"You have got to be kidding me!" Ron yelled.
"Hey Ron don't worry about it, same thing happened to me last year and you have reliable witnesses, captured death eaters, and you father is running for minister of magic. So you have nothing to worry about."
"Yeah your right."
"Okay so how are we going to get to Hogwarts with these death eaters?" Harry asked.
As if on cue Professor Dumbledore, Mad Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, and Tonks all apperated with their wands out. Harry immediately pulled out his wand and shouted out, "What is the Password??"
"Harry what is your problem?" Ron asked.
"Quite alright there Mr. Weasley, Harry the password is Chinese Food Delivery Guy." Dumbledore replied.
"Cool, well took you long enough."
"Ah Harry, it would seem that you are correct, and that we are not needed.
"Oh no sir quite the contrary we are a bit stranded out here. I take it that Ginny gave you the message?"
"She did, and I have the port key right here. So grab the death eaters and let's get back to Hogwarts.
Everybody did as they were told and touched the old looking book. There was the familiar tug at the navel and than he landed with a loud thump on the floor in Professor Dumbledore's office. The next thing that Harry heard was "OH my God Harry!!" and than our young hero blacked out.
A/N: Why do I have to be so mean??? OH well I love cliff hangers. Thanks for those who have read this, and please feel free to leave me a nice little review. ON to those who reviewed last time.
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Okay as always please review, and because of the horrible cliffhanger I left I will give you all a taste of things to come.
In the next chapter we will see the return of TIDUS!! Yay, okay I am excited. Pretty much the entire chapter is with Tidus and Harry. Until next time.
~ Lord of Darkness13